This document provides tricks and acronyms to help remember important concepts related to auditing standards and principles. It outlines the key principles of ACCA and IFAC codes of ethics as integrity, objectivity, competence, care and skill, courtesy, and confidentiality. It also presents standard formats and acronyms related to international standards on auditing, financial statement assertions, obtaining audit evidence, internal control objectives, audit planning strategies, and verifying expert or component auditors.
This document provides tricks and acronyms to help remember important concepts related to auditing standards and principles. It outlines the key principles of ACCA and IFAC codes of ethics as integrity, objectivity, competence, care and skill, courtesy, and confidentiality. It also presents standard formats and acronyms related to international standards on auditing, financial statement assertions, obtaining audit evidence, internal control objectives, audit planning strategies, and verifying expert or component auditors.
This document provides tricks and acronyms to help remember important concepts related to auditing standards and principles. It outlines the key principles of ACCA and IFAC codes of ethics as integrity, objectivity, competence, care and skill, courtesy, and confidentiality. It also presents standard formats and acronyms related to international standards on auditing, financial statement assertions, obtaining audit evidence, internal control objectives, audit planning strategies, and verifying expert or component auditors.
Trick 1:- to remember Fundamental principles of ACCA and IFAC code of ethics ?
ACCA IOCCC (Integrity, Objectivity, Competence, Care and skill, Courtesy)
IFAC IOCCC(Integrity, Objectivity, Competence & care and skill, Confidentiality, Conduct (prof. behaviour) ******************************************************************************** ****************** Trick 2 All ISAs are now conform to a standard format, but what is this format ? Answer RADIO I Introduction O Objective D Definitions R- Requirements A Application and other explanatory information 3 Financial Statements Assertions Trick to remember ACCA COVER A Accuracy C Completeness C Cut Off A Authorisation C Classification O Occurrence V Valuation & allocation E Existence R Rights and Obligation 4 Before auditor can rely on someones (other professionals) work, audit firm should perform REQI R Reputation E Experience Q Qualification I Independence Keept it up guys!, here is another one. Methods of obtaining audit evidence A analytical procedures E enquiry of knowledgeable partied / external confirmation I inspection of records O observation U recalculation / reperformance Internal Control Objective]: ASTEP A=Accuracy S=Safeguard of assets T=Timely prepared E=Efficient business conduct P=Prevention fraud and non-compliance of law Audit Planing/Strategy: Marksat M=Materiality level A= Analytical procedure R=Risk (AR=IR+CR+DR) K= Knowledge of the business S=Staff A=Audit approach T=Timing Any question that asks what matters should be considered when planning an audit th e answer should be given in the following format : Mrs. M Materiality R Risks related S Standards may be accounting or auditing standards. To verify an expert / component auditor you can use the acronym SODIT S structure O organisational structure D due care and diligence I independence T technical competence